Latest price: 9900 yuan/ton in the East China market

The focus of the domestic bisphenol A market is on the rise, with market offers ranging from 9850 to 9900 yuan/ton. The current industry operating rate is 70%, and the spot resources are limited towards the end of the month. As the holiday approaches, the enthusiasm for entering the downstream epoxy resin market has increased, and the market negotiation atmosphere has improved. The supply of goods in North China is still slightly tight, and the intention of factories to adjust prices is obvious. Traders’ offers have driven up. It is expected that the market will continue to strengthen in the near future, and attention will be paid to downstream demand.

On April 24th, the quotation situation of bisphenol A in the mainstream domestic market:

Region/ Quotation/ Daily fluctuations

East China region/ 9900./ 150

Shandong region/ 9850 ./ one hundred

According to the monitoring of the Commodity Market Analysis System of the Business Society, the domestic price of LLDPE (7042) was 8314 yuan/ton on April 17, and the average price on April 21 was 8340 yuan/ton. During this period, the increase was 0.31%, an increase of 0.79% compared to April 1.

According to the monitoring of the Commodity Market Analysis System of the Business Society, the average ex factory price of LDPE (2426H) on April 17th was 8812 yuan/ton, and the average price on April 21st was 8757 yuan/ton. During this period, the decline was 0.62%, a decrease of 1.46% compared to the quotation on April 1st.

According to the monitoring of the Commodity Market Analysis System of the Business Society, the average ex factory price of HDPE (5000S) on April 17th was 8866 yuan/ton, and the average price on April 22nd was 9062 yuan/ton. During this period, the quotation increased by 2.21%, an increase of 4.97% compared to April 1st.

This week, polyethylene saw a narrow adjustment, with LDPE prices falling in a narrow range and LLDPE and HDPE prices rising. On the cost side, the weakening of international crude oil prices this week has weighed on the polyethylene market. On the supply side, HDPE prices have increased due to insufficient supply. Next week, the maintenance device will restart and start operation, and there is expected to be an increase in polyethylene supply. Downstream demand, overall demand is lower than expected, and in terms of packaging film, procurement is mainly for just needs; The peak season for plastic film is gradually coming to an end, and the demand for plastic film is average, with insufficient order follow-up.

Next week, the maintenance device will resume operation, and there are expectations of an increase in polyethylene supply; The demand in the agricultural film market has weakened, and packaging film is mainly purchased in demand. The market demand is less than expected, and polyethylene analysts from Business Society predict that polyethylene may be adjusted as the main demand.

According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of the Business Society, as of April 19, the average price of epoxy propane enterprises was 9465.00 yuan/ton, a decrease of 0.79% compared to last Thursday (April 13).

The recent market situation of epoxy propane has been stagnant and showing weak performance. Recently, the prices of raw materials such as propylene and liquid chlorine have risen, leading to increased cost support. Last Friday, there was a slight accumulation of inventory on the supply side, but the pressure was controllable. The enthusiasm for downstream procurement was not high, and the market outlook showed weak consolidation. At the beginning of this week, shipments from factories in production were flat, and downstream prices were kept low. The market outlook atmosphere was strong. On the 19th, the mainstream quotation for epoxy propane in the Shandong region was around 9550-9700 yuan/ton.

Upstream propylene, according to the commodity market analysis system of the business community, the price of propylene in Shandong has risen recently. On April 18, the reference price of propylene was 7400.60, up 3.67% from April 1 (7138.60).

The epoxy propane analyst at Business Society believes that the current cost support is average, with stable supply side devices being the main focus, and downstream cautious and low volume follow-up. The market atmosphere is average, and it is expected that the epoxy propane market may wait and see for consolidation and operation in the short term, and more attention needs to be paid to market news guidance.

Product name: Sulfuric acid

Latest price (April 18th): 251.67 yuan/ton

On April 18, the price of domestic sulfuric acid market fell slightly, 13.33 yuan/ton lower than that on April 17, a 5.03% drop, and 79.11% lower than that on the same period last year. From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industry chains, the upstream sulfur market has recently experienced a slight decline, with insufficient cost support. The downstream markets of hydrofluoric acid and titanium dioxide were consolidated at a high level, and downstream customers were more active in purchasing sulfuric acid. The product trend declined under the contradiction between supply and demand.

Recently, the price of domestic sulfuric acid market has dropped slightly, and the average market price is about 240 yuan/ton.

Price trend

Recently, the domestic ABS market has declined, and spot prices have often declined. According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of the Business Society, as of April 17th, the average price of ABS sample products was 11600 yuan/ton, a decrease of -1.17% compared to the average price level at the beginning of the month.

Cause analysis

On the supply side: Last week, the high load situation in the ABS industry saw a slight increase, with some companies experiencing an increase in operating rates. As a result, the overall operating rate of domestic ABS has increased to around 98%, almost fully operating. On site spot supply is abundant, competition intensifies, and supply side pressure is high. The inventory of domestic enterprises has increased, and the main inventory pressure is concentrated in the middle reaches. Merchants are under pressure, and the prices are falling.

In terms of raw materials, the overall performance of ABS upstream three materials has been weak recently. The market fluctuation of raw material acrylonitrile is relatively narrow. Last week, there was a slight improvement in cost support, while supply and demand remained stable. Upstream inventory pressure was not significant, and there was a strong willingness to increase prices. Downstream demand was mainly in demand, with stable demand. The current propylene market is in a stalemate, and with downstream procurement continuing to follow up, it is expected that the propylene market will have a strong trend in the near future.

Recently, the domestic butadiene market has slightly declined, and the market atmosphere is relatively empty due to the news of low prices in the external market and the reduction of Sinopec’s supply prices. The lack of sustained support from the demand side on the market, coupled with some inquiries indicating a clear intention to lower prices, has led to a slight weakening of the market focus. It is expected that the domestic butadiene market will fluctuate and consolidate in the short term.

Last week, the styrene market slightly declined. International oil prices have fallen, with poor cost support. There is sufficient domestic supply, but it is rumored that some companies have maintenance plans in the near future and there are expectations of supply reduction. The news suggests that the market has formed a certain recovery, but the market’s long short entanglement pattern remains unchanged. It is expected that the short-term adjustment of the styrene market may be relatively small.

In terms of demand: Recently, downstream factories, including the main terminal appliance industry, have shown average enthusiasm for stocking up. The manufacturer’s mentality is cautious and wait-and-see, and overall demand improvement is limited. The actual trading volume on the market was weak, and the smoothness of goods delivery decreased.

Future Market Forecast

Recently, the overall trend of ABS upstream three materials has been weak, which has weakened the cost support for ABS. The petrochemical plant is almost fully operating, and the market supply of goods continues to be abundant. Poor demand side support, overall maintaining a weak and rigid demand pattern. The high inventory of mid stream channel merchants has increased, and the mentality of merchants has weakened, resulting in frequent operations of selling profits and taking orders. It is expected that in the short term, the ABS market may continue to be weak due to the impact of supply and demand contradictions.